Since I'm interested in history, I thought this would be a good place for fellow (amateur) historians to exchange various sources for information regarding WWI.
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AAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
There is a history forums for that!
*Faints, my fat is later converted into nitroglycerine by major Ellis 'the fat king'*
There is a history forums for that!
*Faints, my fat is later converted into nitroglycerine by major Ellis 'the fat king'*
Who's this impostor wearing Allenby's name while holding the English shield instead of the Union Flag? 
Gwalcmai said:Who's this impostor wearing Allenby's name while holding the English shield instead of the Union Flag?
Some person giving recognition to St. George's Day, I suspect.
A famous Palestinian who apparently slashed a dragon up with a sword. Worth celebrating.
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Is it St. George's day? Didn't know that. But, seen as D. João I, who used this shield, made St. George the patron of Portugal, I'm covered.
Here's a fine depiction of George's momentous combat:
http://www.minhonews.com/var/report/26.jpg
Veering back to the thread's topic, I like this for a source of information: http://www.arqnet.pt but as it's written in portuguese I don't think that many people will find it helpful.
Here's a fine depiction of George's momentous combat:
http://www.minhonews.com/var/report/26.jpg
Veering back to the thread's topic, I like this for a source of information: http://www.arqnet.pt but as it's written in portuguese I don't think that many people will find it helpful.
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i would request a reliable souce ( website ) for number + types of warships around 1910 - 1914. thanx !
For military ships in general a good link is,
http://www.warships1.com/
or search for an old version of said page at
http://web.archive.org/
The following page is also useful and looks at the Great War in particular,
http://www.gwpda.org/naval/n0000000.htm
This last one has the info from Janes' 1919 relating to the Royal Navy (only) of WWI.
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Janes_1919/Index.html
Marc aka Caran...
P.S.: I give the web archive link to search for old versions of warships as the owner of that site had to remove much of his data base from the web as it was using up too much storage and bandwidth.
http://www.warships1.com/
or search for an old version of said page at
http://web.archive.org/
The following page is also useful and looks at the Great War in particular,
http://www.gwpda.org/naval/n0000000.htm
This last one has the info from Janes' 1919 relating to the Royal Navy (only) of WWI.
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Janes_1919/Index.html
Marc aka Caran...
P.S.: I give the web archive link to search for old versions of warships as the owner of that site had to remove much of his data base from the web as it was using up too much storage and bandwidth.
There seems to be a lively discussion in progress with regards to British and German conduct during the First World War:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144071&page=3
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144071&page=3
Not even going to touch thread that with a ten foot (3.048 m for our metricly inclined friends) pole. You sometimes do pull up the strangest stuff Allenby.
Shadow Knight said:
You might be justified in saying that - I think it might be verging on a flame war :wacko:
Baltasar said:
The World War I Data Book, very good covers almost everything you could want from .
Maps, command stuctures, orders of battle, TO&E, strengths, casualties and losses, production and hardware.
A very good book ! I've got the WWII version as well.
I'm currently reading "The First World War" by Hew Strachan. I've read some two third of the book and I tend to say it's a good book about many personal backgrounds in that time. It's not like other history books, it rather tells you about the personalities which participated in war and were in decisive positions.
@Allenby: I just read a few of your posts here http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...t=144071&page=3
I must say I'm somewhat shocked. You seem to be so confident in your opinion to blame Germany only, you don't even consider other sources to be valid. In more recent literature, every author I know of states that WWI wasn't the fault of Germany alone, but the fault of all 'big-players' in that time, including you beloved Britain.
I must say I'm somewhat shocked. You seem to be so confident in your opinion to blame Germany only, you don't even consider other sources to be valid. In more recent literature, every author I know of states that WWI wasn't the fault of Germany alone, but the fault of all 'big-players' in that time, including you beloved Britain.
Baltasar said:
Without wanting to repeat myself like a retarded parrot concerning this worn out, over-argued and thoroughly knackered subject, I will point you in the direction of the following:
Germany's aggressive FP after Bismarck, whiced forced Russia and Great Britain towards an agreement with France. The retention of the Reinsurance Treaty, sending the Kruger Telegram, visiting Damascus and proclaiming Germany to be protector of Islam, the Navy Laws, the Morocco Crises and the Bosnia Crisis, Telegraph Affair &tc, &tc.
Regarding 1914, Germany issued the 'blank cheque' to Austria-Hungary in full knowledge that Russia would probably go to war with Serbia, and that a general war would ensue.
In the years before the war, the Kaiser, Bethmann-Hollweg, von Moltke, Rathenau &tc had set out, not only that war would be in Germany's interests, but that it would be better sooner, as well as the spoils that they would get from a potential victory.
Germany played the unmistakeable and leading role in seeing a war break out in 1914.
It must be the twelth time I've had to argue this on this bloody forum
I don't intend to discuss this matter with you, as I already read enough of your comments about this matter. You've your opinion and I've mine, reagardless of how foolish either of us think the other is in thinking that way. I just ask you to at least reconsider your prejudices when it comes to game relevant matters.
Reagrdless of the long string of events, secret alliances, and provocations that preceded the actual conflict, let us say that certainly Austria-Hungary sparked the war with an unwarranted and poorly disguised attempt to annex Serbia, and Germany was certainly complicit isofar as they could have restrained A-H and probably defused the situation.
Despite the central powers actions being instrumental to kicking off the war, however, everyone gets a piece of blame because everyone wanted war and no one really made any serious efforts to avert it at the last moments.
Despite the central powers actions being instrumental to kicking off the war, however, everyone gets a piece of blame because everyone wanted war and no one really made any serious efforts to avert it at the last moments.